The Jazz Hangout

Dropped Voicings

A tutorial on building drop 2 and 3 chord voicings from the standard closed voicing and how to apply them in a group setting and for solo guitar arrangements.

Drop 2 Chords

The drop 2 voicing is built by taking the 2nd chord tone down from the highest note in the closed voicing thus becoming the new bass note.

Drop 2 Major Voicings

Drop 2 Minor 7th Voicings

Drop 2 Dominant 7th Voicings

Drop 3 Chords

The drop 3 voicing is built by taking the 3rd note down from the highest note in the closed voicing thus becoming the new bass note.

Drop 3 Major 7th Voicings

Drop 3 Minor 7th Voicings

Drop 3 Dominant 7th Voicings